Wayne Thomas Batson is the Bestselling author of eight adventure novels including the fantasy epic Door Within Trilogy, the pirate duo Isle of Swords and Isle of Fire, The Berinfell Prophecies, and a new series, The Dark Sea Annals. He was very kind to say the following: When you read Merlin’s Blade by Robert Treskillard,[…]
This is just a quick note to say that I checked my blog’s statistics, and no less than 54 people came to my blog in the last month looking for information on the specific Christian fantasy novels that I’ve reviewed as part of the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour. My blog statistics show[…]
My *official* review of SWORD IN THE STARS by Wayne Thomas Batson: Climb into the roller-coaster, buckle your seat-belt, and get ready to scream! Wayne Thomas Batson has once again brought us a fantasy world so alive, so creative, and so thrilling that you’ll never need to visit an amusement park again. A mysterious and[…]
Welcome to Day 2 of the CSFF Blog Tour where we are reviewing the young adult novel, VENOM AND SONG (book 2 of the Berinfell Prophecies) by co-authors Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper. Book 1 Summary (For those unfamiliar with the Berinfell Prophecies) Book 1, CURSE OF THE SPIDER KING, is a fantasy inside-out.[…]
Venom. Now there is a word that goes deep into our psyche. How many of us, may I ask, has ever been bitten by a venomous snake? Or how about a truly venomous spider? Very few, I would guess. But we are all afraid of venom. Deathly afraid of it. Song. Who isn’t moved by[…]
This morning I finished reading THE SKIN MAP by Stephen R. Lawhead. Last week I finished reading VENOM & SONG by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper. Both of these are excellent books, and both are fun to read. Venom & Song is the CSFF Blog Tour book for next week, and THE SKIN MAP[…]
Yes indeed… the first ever copy of Merlin’s Blade is rolling off the press right now , and will be sent to me in a week or two. If this proof copy turns out as expected , then I will be ordering more copies to give to ten published authors I’ve met, as well as[…]
After multiple hundreds of hours of work by many, many individuals, we have finished the Curse of the Spider King book trailer video! If you like the video, rate it 5 stars, as that will help raise its profile and help sell more books. The Curse of the Spider King is a YA Christian fantasy[…]
Day 3, whoohoo! The Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour has had a great week promoting THE CURSE OF THE SPIDER KING (COTSK), a new novel written by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper. If you are coming to this review but haven’t read my previous one’s, you can find them here: Day One[…]
Today is day 2 of the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour, and our book is THE CURSE OF THE SPIDER KING (COTSK), a new novel written by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper. Today I want to cover a few minor-minor-minor things that could be improved in the book. Yesterday’s review was over-the-top-excellent,[…]
THE BOOK: Seven teenagers. Portals to another world. Ghoulish assassins. ITS CREATION: Two co-authors. Virtual collaboration through the internet. Devilishly difficult plot lines. MY REACTION: Two Thumbs up. A book that opens up a make-believe world. Skin crawling on my back. That about sums up THE CURSE OF THE SPIDER KING (COTSK), a new novel[…]
My daughter and I met Donita K. Paul at last year’s ACFW conference, and so wanted to promote her latest book, The Vanishing Sculptor, as part of this month’s CSFF tour. Unfortunately, my “busy” factor is sky high right now, so I’m not going to get much more than the basics and an analysis of[…]